Swahili
kunge
KOON-geh
How to say it
SwahilikungeKOON-gehsoon
Englishwood fibersoon
Frenchfibre de boissoon
Meaning
the woody fiber or pith at the heart of a tree.
Good to know
wood-fiber; center of a tree, heart. kunge, kungu, kungugu fog, mist. ^ungu (ma-) kungu (edible kernel of the mkungu fruit)
Examples
- Fundi alitumia kunge kutengeneza kamba.The craftsman used the wood fiber to make rope.
- Kunge cha mti huu ni kigumu sana.This tree's heartwood is very hard.
- Je, kunge hiki kinafaa kwa ujenzi?Is this wood fiber suitable for construction?
- Walikata mti na kutoa kunge chake.They cut the tree and extracted its heartwood.
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